A very nice wine but overshadowed by other vintages I had at a vertical tasting. (1999 was best.) May be on the downside. Still had good fruit, not a lot of tertiary burgundy flavors, which was surprising.
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This is a grand cru and you can tell. Very balanced and classy. Nice nose. Good weight in mouth. Very smooth, no bite, perhaps lacking acidity which could have made it racier and garnered a higher score. The finish was the best part, very long and intriguing flavors that made me want another sip. A very good wine, quite enjoyable, but given its status and price, I would have liked it to be bigger and more intense. But still, a lovely mouthful and one I look forward to repeating (one bottle left).
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I see I rated this 100 points the last time we had it, and this bottle gave no reason to modify that rating. A perfect,spectacular wine. Quintessential old school red burgundy.We had this for our anniversary and it was a memorable occasion indeed! Perfectly balanced, complex, sweet fruit, very very long finish. We are very fortunate to have had this wine! At my last note I said drink between now and 2030. I now think that was conservative, this wine should last even longer -- but it's so delicious now, why wait?
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1989 Domaine Rossignol Trapet Chambertin
12/10/2023 - Karl Kellar Likes this wine: 90 Points
A very nice wine but overshadowed by other vintages I had at a vertical tasting. (1999 was best.) May be on the downside. Still had good fruit, not a lot of tertiary burgundy flavors, which was surprising.
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2014 Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
7/3/2023 - Karl Kellar Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is a grand cru and you can tell. Very balanced and classy. Nice nose. Good weight in mouth. Very smooth, no bite, perhaps lacking acidity which could have made it racier and garnered a higher score. The finish was the best part, very long and intriguing flavors that made me want another sip. A very good wine, quite enjoyable, but given its status and price, I would have liked it to be bigger and more intense. But still, a lovely mouthful and one I look forward to repeating (one bottle left).
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2002 Domaine Truchot-Martin Charmes-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes
6/13/2023 - Karl Kellar Likes this wine: 100 Points
I see I rated this 100 points the last time we had it, and this bottle gave no reason to modify that rating. A perfect,spectacular wine. Quintessential old school red burgundy.We had this for our anniversary and it was a memorable occasion indeed! Perfectly balanced, complex, sweet fruit, very very long finish. We are very fortunate to have had this wine! At my last note I said drink between now and 2030. I now think that was conservative, this wine should last even longer -- but it's so delicious now, why wait?
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